Tesco Maple Pecan Plait

Very occasionally I treat myself to a twin pack of Tesco Maple Pecan Plaits at the grand price of 89p in Tesco. This is cheaper than you would pay in a cafe but it is still 45p per slice which I feel is quite expensive. They are not a healthy option but every now and then for a week-end breakfast treat I do enjoy the change. The pastry is a thin flaky one but it can be quite dry, although be the maple syrup is quite generous so that helps a bit. Although there is plenty of maple syrup the pastry is not soggy at all. I like the thinness as then the filling is tastier. I could not eat one without a drink of coffee or tea to help it down though as it is quite ...  Read the complete review

The pecan plait is my favourite treat of all time when it comes to danishes. It can be eaten hot, cold, with ice cream or even custard. The reason why tescos one are so good are for the 3 very important following reasons: 1. enough maple filling,there is nothing more disappointing than a lack of filling, as it makes the pastry seem very dry. It also helps the filling is throughout and not just in an inch in the midde, which often happens leaving you with mouth fulls of dry pastry. 2. Not too much thick pastry - a mouthful just of pastry is no fun, so luckily the pastry in the plaits are not too thick or stodgy but quite light, at a good ...  Read the complete review

A twin pack of Tesco Maple Pecan Plaits will set you back 85p in Tesco, which I think is reasonable but perhaps not quite what I want to pay for these. If they improved the quality slightly, I'd happily pay the price, but for the quality I get I don't think these are brilliant value for money. The pastry they've used to make these is a bit on the cheap side for starters. It's very thin, flakey and crumbly. There's an element of moisture to it thanks to the additional ingredients, specifically the maple syrup, but without it the pasty would be pretty dry and bland. The toppings are decent enough with the maple syrup being nice and sticky, without ...  Read the complete review